Education
Nelson M. Ford was educated at Duke University (Bachelor in History) and the University of Delaware (Master of Education).
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Nelson M. Ford was educated at Duke University (Bachelor in History) and the University of Delaware (Master of Education).
In the 1970s, Ford was Executive Secretary of the Health Care Financing Administration and worked in the Office of Management and Budget on health care policy issues. He later joined Coopers & Lybrand and became a consultant to health care companies. In the 1990s, he became Chief Operating Officer of the Georgetown University Medical Center.
In 1997, he became President and Chief Executive Officer of Clinipad, a manufacturer of disposable medical products.
Recent career
Ford joined the United States Department of Defense in 2002 as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Budgets & Financial Policy). In 2005, he became Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller), and the next year President of the United States George West. Bush named Ford full Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller).
In 2007, President Bush nominated Ford as United States Under Secretary of the Army. Ford held this post until 2009.
Ford is currently President & Chief Executive Officer of Light-Material Interactions, a not-for-profit government consulting firm based in McLean, Virginia.